Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Men's 5000 metres
Men's 5000 metres at the Games of the XIX Olympiad | ||||||||||
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Mohammed Gammoudi crossing the finish line | ||||||||||
Venue | Estadio Olímpico Universitario | |||||||||
Date | October 15–17 | |||||||||
Competitors | 39 from 25 nations | |||||||||
Winning time | 14:05.0 | |||||||||
Medalists | ||||||||||
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The Men's 5000 metres competition at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. The event was held at the University Olympic Stadium on October 15–17.[1]
Competition format
The Men's 5000m competition consisted of three heats (Round 1) and a Final. The top five runners from each heat advanced to the final.
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world and Olympic records were as follows:
World record | ![]() | 13:16.6 | Stockholm, Sweden | July 5, 1966 |
Olympic record | ![]() | 13:39.6 | Melbourne, Australia | November 26, 1956 |
Results
Round 1
Heat 1
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Kipchoge Keino | ![]() | 14:28.4 | Q |
2 | Mohammed Gammoudi | ![]() | 14:29.0 | Q |
3 | Mamo Wolde | ![]() | 14:29.8 | Q |
4 | Bob Finlay | ![]() | 14:31.8 | Q |
5 | Emiel Puttemans | ![]() | 14:34.6 | Q |
6 | Bernd Dießner | ![]() | 14:41.0 | |
7 | Rashid Sharafetdinov | ![]() | 14:44.0 | |
8 | Dick Taylor | ![]() | 14:46.6 | |
9 | Keisuke Sawaki | ![]() | 15:00.8 | |
10 | György Kiss | ![]() | 15:13.0 | |
11 | Lou Scott | ![]() | 15:13.6 | |
12 | Esau Adenji | ![]() | 15:46.2 | |
13 | Gabriel M'Boa | ![]() | 17:33.0 | |
14 | Juan Valladares | ![]() | 18:21.6 |
Heat 2
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Naftali Temu | ![]() | 14:20.4 | Q |
2 | Ron Clarke | ![]() | 14:20.8 | Q |
3 | Wohib Masresha | ![]() | 14:27.0 | Q |
4 | Jack Bacheler | ![]() | 14:31.0 | Q |
5 | Nikolay Sviridov | ![]() | 14:38.8 | Q |
6 | Ahmed Zammel | ![]() | 14:54.0 | |
7 | Alan Blinston | ![]() | 15:06.2 | |
8 | Werner Schneiter | ![]() | 15:08.2 | |
9 | Mustafa Musa | ![]() | 15:10.2 | |
10 | Edward Stawiarz | ![]() | 15:13.8 | |
11 | Werner Girke | ![]() | 15:20.8 | |
12 | Rafael Pérez | ![]() | 15:41.4 | |
13 | Benjamin Silva-Netto | ![]() | 17:10.2 | |
14 | Clovis Morales | ![]() | 18:40.2 |
Heat 3
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
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1 | Jean Wadoux | ![]() | 14:19.8 | Q |
2 | Juan Máximo Martínez | ![]() | 14:20.0 | Q |
3 | Harald Norpoth | ![]() | 14:20.6 | Q |
4 | Rex Maddaford | ![]() | 14:20.8 | Q |
5 | Fikru Deguefu | ![]() | 14:21.6 | Q |
6 | Bob Day | ![]() | 14:23.2 | |
7 | Leonid Mykytenko | ![]() | 14:44.0 | |
8 | Allan Rushmer | ![]() | 15:05.2 | |
9 | Julio Quevedo | ![]() | 15:23.0 | |
— | Dave Ellis | ![]() | DNF | |
— | Roland Brehmer | ![]() | DNF |
Final
Rank | Athlete | Nation | Time |
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![]() | Mohammed Gammoudi | ![]() | 14:05.0 |
![]() | Kipchoge Keino | ![]() | 14:05.2 |
![]() | Naftali Temu | ![]() | 14:06.4 |
4 | Juan Máximo Martínez | ![]() | 14:10.8 |
5 | Ron Clarke | ![]() | 14:12.4 |
6 | Wohib Masresha | ![]() | 14:17.6 |
7 | Nikolay Sviridov | ![]() | 14:18.4 |
8 | Fikru Deguefu | ![]() | 14:19.0 |
9 | Jean Wadoux | ![]() | 14:20.8 |
10 | Rex Maddaford | ![]() | 14:39.8 |
11 | Bob Finlay | ![]() | 14:45.0 |
12 | Emiel Puttemans | ![]() | 14:59.6 |
— | Harald Norpoth | ![]() | DNF |
Notes: Q- Qualified by place
DNF - Did Not Finish
References
- ^ "Athletics at the 1968 Mexico City Games: Men's 5000 metres". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Official Olympic Report[permanent dead link], la84foundation.org. Retrieved August 13, 2012.